A Halfpenny Up

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 42, 5 March 1937, Page 5

A Halfpenny Up

-Press Association.)

THIRD WOOL SALE AT AUCKLAND

Bradford & Continent Chief Operators JAPAN BUYS A LITTLE

(By T«legraph-

AUCKLAND, This Day. Auckland 's thirdWool sale opened with a catalogue of 22,000 bales. There was a full attendanca of buyers. The market was chiefly, dominated by Bradford and the Continent, Japan getting occasional lots. Values were about a halfpenny a pound above the Wanganui sale earlier in the week. An almost total clearance was effected. Among the high prices obtained for the first catalogue was 205d for scoured fleece, 19£d for Corriedale lambs, 19Jd for halfbred hoggets and 18id for halfbred fleece. Average fleece wool .realised' 153. There was a much larger offering ©Jj lambs' wool than ueual. There was good competition through* out. On the whole the sale was parti* cularly satisfaetory considering thei heavier condition of the wool and ihe increased quantity of Iseedy wooL The) increased price over last Auckland sale ranged from a halfpenny to. * penny a pound, The range of priceis is as follows:— i

a. a. Southdown A (..,...16 to 17J Southdown B ........ 14 to 15| Halfbred— 50/56 Super ...18 to 19 Average u 16} to 18 Inferior * 15 to 16 Extra fine crossbred — 48/50 Super 16} to 17} Average .....15 to 16 Inferior 14 to 15 Fine crossbred — 46/48 Super ° ....17 to 18 Average 15} to 16} Inferior .14 to 15 Medium crossbred — 44/46 Super .....16 to 17 Average >..... 15} to 16 Inferior ............ 14 to IS Coarse crossbred — 40/44 Super 15} to 16} Average 14} to 15} Inferior 13} to 14} Strong crossbred — 36/40 Super 16} to 18 Average ...15 to 16} Inferior i. ........... 14 to 14} Hoggets — 52/56 17 to 19} 50/56 17 to 19 48/50 16 to 18 46/48 ...... 1... 15 to 17 Lambs — Crossbred .......... 15} to 18 Fine .........14 to 17 Medium 13 to 16 _ Seedy and inferior .. 6 to TO Bellies and pieces — Crossbred, low to med. 9 tv 11} Crutchings — Medium to good ...... 13 to 15} Inferior to seedy .... 9 to 12} Locks — — - Crossbred ........... 8 to 9